The UK Postcode Database

GL16 8RL

a postcode in Gloucestershire

Introduced in February 1990
GL16 8RL Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with GL16 8RL

Copley Drive - 16 properties, USRN 14701427

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 14702213

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.7904 / 51°47'25"N

Longitude: -2.6161 / 2°36'57"W

UTM Reference: 30U 526480 5737799

OS Easting: 357605

OS Northing: 210376

OS Grid: SO576103

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR FQ.YFNW

Mapcode Global: VH872.L8V9

Open Location Code: 9C3VQ9RM+5H

Maidenhead Locator System: IO81qs69

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: C1

  • urban city or town
  • a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 8784 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for GL16 8RL on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:59
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 04:12
Sunrise 04:59
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:15
Sunset 21:30
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:17
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:30
Hours of daylight today04:29 to 22:00
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:00 to 04:30
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 09:56
Moon Rises 22:50

For a full sun and moon calendar for GL16 8RL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in GL16 8RL

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
19 August 2024 14 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £325,000
20 April 2022 11 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £216,000
15 February 2019 4b Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
13 July 2018 4a Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £165,000
16 January 2017 8 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £152,000
7 December 2016 10 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £151,000
22 November 2016 4b Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Other property type Freehold £90,000
12 December 2014 6 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £155,000
24 May 2013 14 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £163,000
20 December 2012 10 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £136,750
3 June 2008 11 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £110,000
17 November 2006 8 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £155,000
14 September 2006 2 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £200,000
24 February 2006 12 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £148,000
21 December 2004 12 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £142,000
26 May 2004 10 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £124,000
2 April 2004 12 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £136,000
30 June 2003 13 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
12 December 2002 14 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £130,950
30 September 2002 1 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £129,000
7 June 2002 12 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £92,500
18 May 2001 2 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £89,000
4 August 2000 3 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £80,000
18 April 2000 1 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £88,000
3 February 2000 4 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £78,000
3 December 1999 9 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £77,250
26 March 1999 6 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £58,500
22 July 1998 11 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
17 April 1998 9 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £64,500
21 October 1997 14 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Detached Freehold £62,500
11 July 1997 12 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £53,000
9 August 1996 13 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,000
1 September 1995 13 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £48,000
28 April 1995 6 Copley Drive, Coleford GL16 8RL Semi-detached Freehold £50,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for GL16 8RL

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Forest of Dean

MP

Matt Bishop Labour

Forest of Dean District Council
District council ward

Coleford

Councillors

Clive Elsmore Independent

Patrick Kyne Labour

Ian Whitburn Independent

GL16 8RL also falls within the Civil Parish of Coleford, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for GL16 8RL

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00113075 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01022245 Forest of Dean 007F Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02004632 Forest of Dean 007 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004301 Coleford Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012160 Coleford Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000080 Forest of Dean Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000013 Gloucestershire Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000009 South West Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001240 Forest of Dean Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000037 Gloucestershire Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E33049849 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000011 Gloucestershire Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 18 May 2011 BEIS
E38000062 NHS Gloucestershire CCG Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 April 2020 ODS
E40000006 South West NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000043 Gloucestershire Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2016 NHS
E56000033 Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Alliances Health 1 July 2023 NHS England
E58002003 Coleford ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 1 May 2025 DLUHC
E63011499 Coleford (Forest of Dean) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS
K01000005 Monmouth & Cinderford Travel to Work Areas Other 1 January 2009 ONS

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